骈俪
pián​lì

parallel

骈 pián team of horses Simplified

A team of horses 马 working together 并

Components

马
马 Meaning component
mǎ horse
并
并 Meaning component
bìng combine

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俪 lì, lí spouse Simplified

Components

亻
亻 Meaning component
rén person

person

丽
丽 Sound component
lì beautiful

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駢 team of horses Traditional

A team of horses 馬 working together 并

Components

馬
馬 Meaning component
mǎ horse
并
并 Meaning component
bìng combine

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangbeːn

說文解字

駕二馬也。从馬并聲。

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Zhengzhang Shangfang
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Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

儷 spouse Traditional

Components

亻
亻 Meaning component
rén person

person

麗
麗 Sound component
lì beautiful

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangreːls

說文解字

棽儷也。从人麗聲。

Sources

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Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
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Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)